Reading Your Mail

1. From the File menu, choose Check Mail.
2. When your mail has transferred, click OK in the dialog box. The In mailbox will appear, listing your message(s).
3. Messages are listed in the mailbox windows as individual message summaries. A message summary is divided into the following fields:
   • priority and status of the message.
   • the name or address of the sender of the message.
   • the time and date the message was sent.
   • the size of the message in kilobytes (1024 characters).
   • the subject.
     
4. To open a message, double click on the line containing its message summary. You will see the new message. Here is a sample mail message:

   

   The message header that you see is in the short form. The short header contains the following:

   • the date the message was sent
   • the recipient(s)
   • the sender
   • the subject of the message.
5. You can close the message window by clicking on the Close box in the upper left-hand corner of the message window or by moving to the File menu and choosing Close.

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